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Sports

The Minority Coach Roundup Week 5

This weekend was another exciting one for 13 of the 18 minority head coaches in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS).

October 2, 2018

Students

Diversity and Inclusion at the Core of UW Experience

The University of Washington, Seattle campus has made steady gains in supporting the success of its underrepresented minority students, says university officials.

August 27, 2018

Recruitment & Retention

University of Washington Expects Record Freshman Class

SEATTLE- The University of Washington is expecting the largest incoming freshman class in its history. The school’s flagship Seattle campus will have about 7,050 first-year students, up from a little less than 6,800 last year. Sixty-three percent are from Washington state. The Seattle Times reports the increase is driven in part by a record number […]

July 16, 2018

African-American

Mixed-Race Students Need Support

Several years ago, when I was a graduate student and staff member at the University of Washington, I attended a Black Lives Matter rally and march on campus. When it was time for the march to begin, the organizers asked the crowd to split into two groups.

February 20, 2018

Leadership & Policy

University of Washington Feels Like ‘Home’ for President Cauce

During her time as president of the University of Washington, Dr. Ana Mari Cauce has been vocal about her passion for equity and inclusion. As a Cuban emigrant, she understands what she represents for those who imagine a more diverse future for higher education. “I hope that 10 years from now, when people close their […]

October 12, 2017

Students

Gates Foundation gives $279M to University of Washington

SEATTLE — The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is awarding $279 million to the University of Washington to expand its work in improving global population health, the largest private donation to the university, officials said Wednesday. The grant funds another decade of research at the university’s Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, which provides critical […]

January 25, 2017

Students

Faculty Engaging More in New Era of Activism

Staff and faculty are attempting to understand and even participate in student activism.

January 2, 2017

Students

Unions Secret Weapons in Sanctuary Campus Push

With less than a month away from a Trump administration and the possible end of the DACA program, there’s a new X factor emerging on whether colleges should become “sanctuary” campuses.

December 19, 2016

Students

President Cauce Continues to Break Down Barriers to Diversity

An emigrant Cuban woman, Dr. Ana Mari Cauce of the University of Washington may not be deemed your typical American college president.

November 29, 2016

STEM

University of Washington Gets $210M from Gates Foundation

SEATTLE ― The University of Washington is getting $210 million from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to help build a new facility to advance efforts to improve the health and well-being of people around the world, officials said Tuesday. The donation from the largest private foundation in the world, located just miles from the […]

October 25, 2016

Faculty & Staff

University of Washington Virus Researcher Faces Discipline

SEATTLE ― The University of Washington says a microbiology professor faces possible discipline for violating sexual harassment policies. As detailed in a report on BuzzFeed this week, university investigations found Dr. Michael Katze demanded and received sexual favors from an employee in his lab. Investigators found that the woman, who had little prior job experience […]

June 30, 2016

STEM

Carothers Uses Cellular Design to Advance Society

James M. Carothers, an assistant professor of chemical engineering at the University of Washington, uses cellular design to investigate solutions to real-world problems.

January 26, 2016